Wikinews Shorts: April 6, 2007
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===Chlorine bomb in Ramadi, Iraq===
[[Image:Ar20Ramadi20Mosque.jpg|right|200px|Ramadi with the prominent mosque in center]]
In [[w:Ramadi|Ramadi]], [[Iraq]], a truck loaded with explosives and [[w:chlorine|chlorine gas]] exploded when an apparent suicide bomber drove the truck toward a checkpoint. The police opended fire and the truck veered toward a residential complex where it detonated. At least 20 people were killed and scores more injured.

It is the sixth chlorine bomb in the [[w:Al Anbar Governorate|Anbar region]] in the last two months.

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*{{source|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/06/world/middleeast/06cnd-iraq.html?hp
|title=Chlorine Attack in Iraq Kills 20
|author=Kirk Semple and Jon Elsen
|pub=New York Times
|date=April 6, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6538245,00.html
|title=Chlorine Truck Bomber Kills 27 in Ramadi
|author=Bassem Mroue
|pub=Guardian Unlimited
|date=April 6, 2007}}
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===President of Afghanistan admits talks with Taliban===
[[Image:Hamid_Karzai_in_2006.jpg|right|200px|Hamid Karzai]]
[[w:President of Afghanistan|Afghan President]] [[w:Hamid Karzai|Hamid Karzai]] acknowledged in a press conference that the [[Afghanistan|Afghan government]] has been in talks with [[w:Taliban|Taliban]] militants about a peaceful reconciliation for the war-striken country.

Karzai also ruled out any further deals with the Taliban to free Afghans or foreigners kidnapped by insurgents.

'''Related news'''
*{{wikinews|title=Italy confirms swapping Taliban for Mastrogiacomo|date=March 22, 2007}}

'''Sources'''
*{{source|url=http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-04-06-voa51.cfm
|title=Afghan President Admits to Meetings With Taleban
|author=
|pub=VOA News
|date=April 6, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article2430113.ece
|title=Karzai acknowledges meetings with Taliban
|author=Fisnik Abrashi, AP
|pub=The Independent
|date=April 6, 2007}}
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===EU lawyer warns about war crimes in Somalia===
[[Image:LocationSomalia.png|right|200px|Location of Somalia]]
A [[European Union]] lawyer has sent a warning letter to the European Commission, warning that [[Ethiopia]]n and [[Somalia]]n government troops may have committed war crimes. The allegation is that under the [[African Union Mission to Somalia|AMISOM]] commander, civilians were attacked. The EU could be at risk of being seen as complicit, if it does not act to stop abuses, because it is providing funding to the Somali government.

'''Sources'''
*{{source|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/eu/story/0,,2052060,00.html
|title=EU given war crime warning over Somalia aid
|author=Xan Rice
|pub=Guardian Unlimited
|date=April 6, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUKL06542374._CH_.242020070406
|title=EU looks at potential war crimes by Somalia, Ethiopia
|author=C. Bryson Hull
|pub=Reuters
|date=April 6, 2007}}
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It is the sixth chlorine bomb in the Anbar region in the last two months.

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Karzai also ruled out any further deals with the Taliban to free Afghans or foreigners kidnapped by insurgents.

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